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PMR118-07 Germany, Bavaria, Rothenburg ob der Tauber: watching the "Meistertrunk" figures on the gable of the Ratsherrntrinkstube: General Tilly and Mayor Nutsch who drank a 3.25-litre bumper of wine in 10 minutes, thereby saving the town from being plundered by Tilly's men! Keywords: architecture, national heritage, picturesque, mediaeval, Franconia, timber-frame, wattle and daub, gables, tradition, drinking contest, spectators
PMR-D5596 Greece, Island of Folegandros: outside stairs save living space, as in this house in Chora with its shade-giving tree in the yard. Keywords: Greek Islands, Hellas, island hopping, picturesque, colourful, heritage, Cyclades
PMR-D0280 Germany, Berlin, Neues Museum (New Museum): two of the original frescoes, saved from the pre-war museum: Island of Philae; and the Temple of Ramses II, Abu Simbel (before it was flooded). Keywords: Egyptology, Egyptian art, Egyptian artefacts, unique, archeological, archeology
PMR-D1745 Exmouth: launching the lifeboat. Keywords: culture, unsinkable, life-saving, R.N.L.I., holiday resort, seaside town, picturesque
PMR-D1744 Exmouth: launching the lifeboat. Keywords: culture, unsinkable, life-saving, R.N.L.I., holiday resort, seaside town, picturesque
PMR-D1743 Exmouth: launching the lifeboat. Keywords: culture, unsinkable, life-saving, R.N.L.I., holiday resort, seaside town, picturesque
PMR-D1742 Exmouth: launching the lifeboat. Keywords: culture, unsinkable, life-saving, R.N.L.I., holiday resort, seaside town, picturesque
PMR-D1741 Exmouth: launching the lifeboat. Keywords: culture, unsinkable, life-saving, R.N.L.I., holiday resort, seaside town, picturesque
PMR-D1740 Exmouth: launching the lifeboat. Keywords: culture, unsinkable, life-saving, R.N.L.I., holiday resort, seaside town, picturesque
PMR-D1739 Exmouth: launching the lifeboat. Keywords: culture, unsinkable, life-saving, R.N.L.I., holiday resort, seaside town, picturesque
PMR-D1738 Exmouth: launching the lifeboat. Keywords: culture, unsinkable, life-saving, R.N.L.I., holiday resort, seaside town, picturesque
PMR-D1737 Exmouth: launching the lifeboat. Keywords: culture, unsinkable, life-saving, R.N.L.I., holiday resort, seaside town, picturesque
PMR527-01 Iraq, Ctesiphon: the ruins of this city, 30 kilometres northwest of Baghdad, date back to the 2nd century BC, but include this enormous vaulted roof, or "evan", 37 metres high and 25.5 metres wide, built without scaffolding in the third century AD. It is the largest vault known to antiquity. View from the side, showing the leaning facade, saved by a buttress. The subsidence is due to the high water table in this area. Keywords: architecture, Mesopotamia, historic, archeological, archeology, Muslim, Islam, natural heritage
PMR135K-17 Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Gandantegchinlen Khiid ("Great Place of Complete Joy"), one of Mongolia's largest and most important Buddhist monasteries. Started in 1838, it suffered under the Stalinist purges of 1937, when most other monasteries were completely demolished, but survived to resume its original purpose in 1990. It now has more than 600 monks. This picture: the Boddhisattva Avalokiteshvara Temple contains a 26.5-metre-high gilded staue of Migjid Janraisag, a bodhisattva (a monk who has voluntarily decided not to enter Nirvana, but to devote himself to saving other souls). The yellow building in the foreground is the Dechengalpa Datsan, rebuilt in 1992. Keywords: Mongol, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, statue, monument, capital, steppe, Outer Mongolia
PMR135K-16 Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Gandantegchinlen Khiid ("Great Place of Complete Joy"), one of Mongolia's largest and most important Buddhist monasteries. Started in 1838, it suffered under the Stalinist purges of 1937, when most other monasteries were completely demolished, but survived to resume its original purpose in 1990. It now has more than 600 monks. This picture: the Boddhisattva Avalokiteshvara Temple contains a 26.5-metre-high gilded staue of Migjid Janraisag, a bodhisattva (a monk who has voluntarily decided not to enter Nirvana, but to devote himself to saving other souls). A mythical creature and a row of prayer wheels in the foreground. Keywords: Mongol, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, statue, monument, capital, steppe, Outer Mongolia
PMR135K-15 Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Gandantegchinlen Khiid ("Great Place of Complete Joy"), one of Mongolia's largest and most important Buddhist monasteries. Started in 1838, it suffered under the Stalinist purges of 1937, when most other monasteries were completely demolished, but survived to resume its original purpose in 1990. It now has more than 600 monks. This picture: the Boddhisattva Avalokiteshvara Temple contains a 26.5-metre-high gilded staue of Migjid Janraisag, a bodhisattva (a monk who has voluntarily decided not to enter Nirvana, but to devote himself to saving other souls). A gilded stupa surrounded by prayer wheels in the foreground. Keywords: Mongol, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, statue, monument, capital, steppe, Outer Mongolia
PMR128K-13 Canada, Quebec City: view from the ramparts, typical of the older houses are the exterior stairways which saved on heating expenses. Keywords: metropolis, picturesque, French-speaking, national heritage, historic, autumn, cityscape

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